Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Greys bed ramp/slide

So in the last post we showed off Grey's new Big Boy Bedroom, and this week we made one addition... a bed ramp. As much as we (and Grey) loves his new bed there's just one issue with it for him...he can't get in or out by himself. So in the interest of giving him as much Independence as we can, we had this idea of a ramp that would allow him to pull himself up and slide down whenver he wanted. Okay, admittedly its not often that hes asking us to go to bed these days, but if we introduce this to him now, he will learn early that when he's ready to go to bed, he needs to get into bed himself, and the same goes for when he's done with a nap, he can get out of his bed with out our help. As he's getting older we've been encountering more and more scenarios of times when Grey needs our help with things that typical kids don't. It's our job to think creatively about how we can adapt things to make it easier for Grey, this is just one example so far. A big thanks to my Dad for building the ramp! Lord knows if i tried to do something like this Grey would be riddled with splinters. :)

So he's not a pro at it yet, but he's got the concept down.

Oh and heres a detail of how it seamlessly attaches:One other big discovery that Grey has made is that this also serves as a pretty cool ramp for his cars... here he is putting it to use!

Seriously brilliant! He is getting so big...not to mention more and more handsome. Oh who am I kidding - he's down right gorgeous! I always love seeing his videos - but even in that quick little snipit I was like "who has hair like that!?" BRAD PITT that's who!! lol. You guys are in trouuuble when "cooties" are out and "crushes" are in. ;) If he ever needs a wingman...Jet can flutter his eyelashes then point to Grey. They'd be unstoppable.

About Me

We are Andy and Leigh Gibbs and we are loving being parents to our little Greyson! Greyson was born on Feb. 12, 2009 with spina bifida. He spent 11 days in the NICU and is finally home where he belongs!